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Addition Subtraction Strategies Practice
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Addition Subtraction Strategies Practice
Choose a helpful strategy for each problem. Show your working and check that your answers make sense.
Strategies and Estimation
1.Round 58 and 34 to the nearest 10 to estimate their sum. Then calculate 58 + 34 exactly.
2.Use partitioning to work out 92 − 46. Show how you split the numbers.
3.Check the calculation 76 + 39 = 115 using subtraction. Write a subtraction sentence and decide whether the addition is correct.
4.Which strategy is most efficient for calculating 68 + 32?
- Count on one at a time
- Make a tidy hundred
- Use a doubles fact
- Subtract the smaller number
Comparison Problems
5.Mere picked 86 feijoas. Losa picked 59 feijoas. How many more feijoas did Mere pick than Losa?
6.A sports club has 174 junior members and 96 senior members. Estimate the difference by rounding each number to the nearest 10, then calculate the exact difference.
7.Ana has $53 and wants a scooter that costs $79. How much more money does she need?
Problem Solving
8.Use the vertical method to calculate 238 + 176. Then estimate the total by rounding both addends to the nearest 10.
9.A community centre had 452 books. It donated 187 books. How many books does it have now?
10.Explain one way to check the answer to 326 − 148 = 178.
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